Writers, fire up your difference engines! Samhain Publishing has just announced a call for submissions for its steampunk romance anthology:
Welcome to the world of clockwork pendants and steam locomotives, corsets and lace, dirigibles and difference engines. Yes, we’re talking about steampunk, where fantasy, history, technology and romance mix to create a glorious genre that looks at Victorian and Edwardian Era England and the American wild west through brass goggles.
I’m very pleased to announce an open call for submissions for a new, yet-to-be titled fall 2010 steampunk romance anthology. Don’t know what steampunk is? Think League of Extraordinary Gentleman and The Wild, Wild West. Even Joss Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity have steampunk elements transported into space. For more information on steampunk, you can check out the entry on wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk.
I’m open to M/F, M/M, or multiples thereof, and any sexual heat level, and the romance must end happily ever after or happy for now.
The novellas must range between 25,000 to 30,000 words in length, no more, no less—please note, only manuscripts that fall in this word count will be considered for this anthology—and will be released individually as ebooks in November 2010.
Submissions are open to all authors, published with Samhain or aspiring to be published with Samhain. All submissions must be new material—previously published submissions will not be considered. Additionally, manuscripts previously submitted, whether individually or for past anthologies, will not be considered either. Please be aware that manuscripts submitted to this anthology cannot be resubmitted at a later date unless by invitation from an editor.
To submit a manuscript for consideration, please include:
The full manuscript (of 25,000 to 30,000 words) with a comprehensive 2-5 page synopsis. Please include a letter of introduction/query letter. Full manuscripts are required for this as it is a special project.
As well, when you send your manuscript, please be sure to use the naming convention Steampunk_Title_MS and Steampunk_Title_Synopsis. This will ensure that your submission doesn’t get missed in the many submissions we receive, and makes it easy for me to find in my ebook reader.
Submissions are open until April 30, 2010. No submissions will be accepted after this date—no exceptions. A final decision will be made by May 31, 2010. Please send your submission to editor@samhainpublishing.com and include Steampunk Anthology in the subject line. Questions and queries can be addressed to Sasha Knight (sasha@samhainpublishing.com).
Wow, this news is truly steam-alicious!
Joyfully yours,
Heather
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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STEAMPUNK! *pumping fist*
Bring it on.
Alas, no F/F?
I am happy.
cool
Why no F/F?
I'm happy to look at F/F for this anthology or in regular submissions. Samhain is and always has been open to F/F submissions. That said, we so rarely receive any that I don't specify them in my anthology calls. I've received only two F/F submissions in the just-under-four-years I've worked for Samhain, as opposed to the hundreds and hundreds of M/M submissions, and just as many if not more M/F submissions I've received in the same timeframe.
As this is an anthology, it means three novellas of similar theme and sexual pairings, which will be paired together in one paperback. I haven't received three F/F submissions in my entire time at Samhain, so it would surprise me to receive enough quality submissions to put together an anthology of F/F Steampunk stories.
Feel free to surprise me. I won't mind.
Dang, no Steampunk to sub, but I do have a F/F SF I'm about ready to send off to Samhain : )
Now, this is an anthology I might have time for.
The more times you put out a call for submissions that specifically excludes F/F, the more times you'll be publishing an anthology that doesn't include F/F stories.
The more people that see no F/F stories in these anthologies, the more people will take you at your word that you're looking for "M/F, M/M, or multiples", and won't submit F/F stories.
So, you either don't want them and are making excuses, or you need to rethink how you present your story desires.
Thanks for explaining Sasha. I think the confusion arose from the fact that "I’m open to M/F, M/M, or multiples thereof" *does* sound a lot like F/F is actively excluded. Which I personally thought was strange, as I know Samhain has a Gay/Lesbian genre section, so is not averse to F/F. However, on closer inspection, that section doesn't currently include a single lesbian novel...
As someone mentioned above, maybe writers don't send in F/F because, as you yourself said, you deliberately don't indicate that F/F is also accepted in calls for submissions? Just a thought.
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